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Safety Check
— Upon completion of service or repairs to this
product, ask the service technician to perform safet
y
checks to
determine that the product is in proper operatin
g
condition.
Wall or Ceiling Mount
— The product should be mounted to a
wall or ceilin
g
onl
y
as recommended b
y
the manufacturer.
Heat
— The product should be situated awa
y
from heat sources
such as radiators, heat re
g
isters, stoves, or other products (in-
cludin
g
amplifiers) that produce heat.
Outdoor Antenna Grounding
— If an outside antenna or cable
s
y
stem is connected to the video product, be sure the antenna
or cable s
y
stem is
g
rounded so as to provide some protection
a
g
ainst volta
g
e sur
g
es and built-up static char
g
es. Section 810
of the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA 70
, provides infor-
mation with respect to proper
g
roundin
g
of the mast and sup-
portin
g
structure,
g
roundin
g
of the lead-in wire to an antenna
dischar
g
e unit, size of
g
roundin
g
conductors, location of anten-
nas-dischar
g
e unit, connection to
g
roundin
g
electrodes, and re-
quirements for the
g
roundin
g
electrode. See the example below.
Power Lines
— An outside antenna s
y
stem should not be locat-
ed in the vicinit
y
of overhead power lines or other electric li
g
ht or
power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or cir-
cuits. When installin
g
an outside antenna s
y
stem, extreme care
should be taken to keep from touchin
g
or approachin
g
such
power lines or circuits as contact with them mi
g
ht be fatal. In-
stallin
g
an outdoor antenna can be hazardous and should be left
to a professional antenna installer.
AC ADAPTER/CHARGER
1.
Save these instructions
— This pa
g
e contains important
safet
y
and operatin
g
instructions for the video product’s
supplied AC adapter/char
g
er.
2.
Before using the video product’s AC adapter/charger
—
read all instructions and cautionar
y
markin
g
s on the AC
adapter/char
g
er, batter
y
pack, and the video product
usin
g
the batter
y
pack.
3.
To reduce risk of injury
—
use the AC adapter/char
g
er
to char
g
e onl
y
the supplied batter
y
pack or a replacement
batter
y
pack VM-BP64/BP65/BP66/BP67. Other t
y
pes of
batteries ma
y
burst causin
g
personal injur
y
and dama
g
e.
4.
To reduce risk of damage to the power-supply cord or
plug
—
do not pull the power-suppl
y
cord to disconnect
the AC adapter/char
g
er from the wall outlet. Pull the
power-suppl
y
plu
g
.
5.
Do not operate the AC adapter/charger with a dam-
aged power-supply cord or plug.
Have a qualified ser-
vice technician replace them immediatel
y
.
6.
Do not use an extension cord unless absolutely nec-
essary.
Use of an improper extension cord could result in
a risk of fire and electric shock. If
y
ou use an extension
cord, make sure that:
A. The pins on the extension cord’s plu
g
are the same
number, size, and shape as those of the power-sup-
pl
y
plu
g
on the AC adapter/char
g
er.
B. The extension cord is properl
y
wired and in
g
ood
electrical condition.
C. You use an extension cord with the followin
g
wire
sizes:
7.
Do not operate the AC adapter/charger if it has
received a sharp blow, been dropped, or otherwise
damaged in any way.
Take it to a qualified service techni-
cian.
8.
Do not disassemble the AC adapter/charger.
Take it to
a qualified service technician when service or repair is
required. Incorrect reassembl
y
ma
y
result in a risk of elec-
tric shock or fire.
9. To reduce risk of electric shock,
unplug the AC adapter/
charger from the wall outlet before attempting any
maintenance or cleaning.
MINIMUM SIZE
(AWG GAUGE)
LENGTH OF EXTENSION CORD
(FEET)
18 E
q
ual to or less than 100
16 E
q
ual to or less than 150
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